Well, 2019 has come and I am excited to be hosting The 2019 Year of Shakespeare with Erica at The Broken Spine. We will be covering:
January – April Comedies (hosted by me)
May – August Histories (hosted by me)
September – Dececember Tragedies (hosted by Erica)
This will be a very informal Shakespeare read. You can read (or watch) any Shakespeare play within the month’s category. Erica or I will post a intro post at the beginning of the trimester on which you can put links to your reviews in the comments. Please put your reviews in the comments section of THIS post. Have fun everyone!
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I am looking forward to your upcoming posts. I will try to participate and join in with a post or two. Thank you for hosting this.
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I’m especially excited about the comedies. I’ve always loved them best.
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I did a similar challenge years ago. Enjoy and good luck
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Yeah, it’s good to have goals, isn’t it? This should be fun.
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I’m in!
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You found the first step! Just drop off any reviews here. 😊
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I’m hoping to read The Tempest and then The Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood for your challenge. Good luck!
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That’s a fantastic idea!
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Here’s my review of : Much Ado About Nothing
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You’re so fast!
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So, January is here and I have already started my comeldy; The Tamin of the Shrew. For History and Tragedies I have chosen King John and Hamlet. You find my post about it here: https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-year-of-shakespeare.html
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Thanks for joining! Hope you enjoy. 🙂
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I decided to reread The Merry Wives of Windsor
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I only vaguely recall that one. I hope you enjoy it! I guess I’m rereading only my favorites right now. Though I must admit to not liking Merchant of Venice half as much this time around! So anti-Semitic!
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Hi Rachel, I’ve just posted an update on my progress in reading The Winter’s Tale. You can read it here:
https://afondnessforreading.com/2019/01/26/january-shakespeare-update/
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Sorry for the delayed response Robin! I’ve been so busy I can’t even write reviews or answer blog messages! I’ll check it out now. Am I wrong in thinking you were also going to read the Margaret Atwood retelling?
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Oh, the Matgaret Atwood retelling is of The Tempest. Jeanette Winterson wrote the retelling of Winter’s tale.
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Rachel, I’m going to read The Gap in Time, the retelling of The Winter’s Tale by Jeanette Winterson. And when I read King Lear later in the year, I plan to read Jane Smiley’s, A Thousand Acres.
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I look forward to seeing what you think of The Gap in Time.
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One of my book clubs is reading Much Ado About Nothing; which oddly enough I didn’t read in my Shakespeare seminar class. So, I’ll be reading that as my comedy for this quarter.
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Oh, that (along with Twelfth Night) is one of my favorites. My cat Hero is named after one of the characters. Granted, not a very strong female figure, but I liked the name.
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Finally, I am starting to catch up on my reviews…ok, well, I have written one. Twelfth Night or What You Will: https://hibernatorslibrary.com/2019/02/15/twelfth-night-by-william-shakespeare/
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So, I’m doing one play each month. Here’s my review of: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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My review of: The Comedy of Errors
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And my final comedy: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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My review of: King John the first of Shakespeare’s historical plays I’ve read.
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My review of: Edward III
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My review of: Richard II
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Thanks for keeping up with the reading of Shakespeare! I need to get back to it. 😀
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My review of: King Henry IV part one
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Thanks for the review! I’ll head on over and check it out. 🙂
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